Puzzle or game device



(No Model.)

W. GBBERT. PUZZLE 0R GAME DEVICE.

No. 572,701. Patented D60. 8, 1896.

WITNESSES INVENTOR 5, 4 Z' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

IVILLIAM GEBERT, OF TRENTON, NEW JERSEY.

PUZZLE OR GAME DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 572,701, dated December8, 1896.

Application filed. June 24, 1896. Serial No. 596,743. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern} Be it known that I, WILLIAM GEBERT, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Trenton, in the countyof Mercer and State devices; and the object thereof is to provide animproved device of this class which 'comprises three separate forms ofblocks, six of each of which are employed, said blocks being so formedthat they may be united or placed together so as to form a perfectgeometrical figure, the figure selected being that of a six-pointedstar.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawings form a part, in which- Figure 1 is aplan view of the figure as formed by the blocks which I employ; Fig. 2,a similar view of one of the blocks, and Figs. 3 and 4 similar views ofthe other blocks.

In the practice of my invention I provide three forms of blocks A, B,and D, and six blocks of each of these forms are employed.

The block A consists of two diamond-shaped portions united by a centralportion a. The block B consists of two triangular portions united attheir bases by a connecting portion 1), and the block D consists of twotriangular portions united at their apices by a connecting portion d.These blocks may be composed of wood, metal, or any desired material,and the solution consists in so connecting or an ranging the same as toform the geometrical figure shown in Fig. 1, said figure being arepresentation of a six-pointed star. This solution is exceedinglydifficult without a diagram, by which the arrangement is shown; but saidsolution may be accomplished by the exercise of care, skill, andingenuity in arranging the blocks, and I may also furnish with each setof blocks a diagram showing the arrangement thereof in order to producethe figure.

I may also color the outer edges of the blocks or the edges or sideswhich are exposed or on the outer side when the figure is completed, andthis would also be a guide to some extent to the method of arranging theblocks so as to form the figure, and other means maybe provided, ifdesirable, in order to accomplish the same result; but such featuresform no part of my invention, which is limited to the construction andarrangement of the block herein described and claimed.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent In a puzzle or game device, the combination with aplurality of blocks of three difierent styles or shapes, an equal numberof each of which are employed, one set consisting of two diamond-shapedportions united by a central portion, another set consisting oftriangular portions united at their ends by a connecting portion, andthe third set consisting of two triangular portions united at theiropposite ends by a connecting portion, as herein shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 18th day of June,1896.

WILLIAM GEBERT.

Witnesses:

JAMES HARRISON, CHARLES HARRISON.

